BACK COVER BLURBWhat is in the woods? When Gerard loses his brother, he is haunted by a grief that drives him to search for answers without really knowing what it is he seeks. What he does find is the courage to face life itself.A picture book, graphic novel crossover for older readers and YA.REVIEWS:Gerard, the brave and courageous hero of this story demonstrates strength through adversity, overcoming the dark recesses of grief to realise the everlasting love between father and son. Adrienne T. O'Connell, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., taught children from indigenous classrooms in the outback to multicultural classrooms in the city.The Doll's House in the Forest will keep readers on the edge of their seats with its mystery and atmospheric story. J.R. McRae has written a wonderfully enigmatic tale with such eloquent language that readers will feel the cold brush of the breeze on their cheeks and the shadows looming behind them.Bianca ThorburnTeacher Librarian, Masters Education - Teacher Librarian, B. Edu. - Secondary. "J.R. McRae is a master storyteller. The Doll's House in the Forest is sure to capture the imagination of its readers and take them on a magical, mysterious and truly mezmerising journey."Adrienne T. O'Connell, teacher, B.A., Grad. Dip. Ed., has taught children from indigenous classrooms in the wilds of the outback to multicultural suburban classrooms in a big city. J.R. McRae is Australia's Scheherazade. She has a thousand and one tales yet to tell in fiction and verse... As a creator, she is endlessly inventive and daring. Dr. Florence Lewis, PhD, English Professor, University Of California, Berkeley, CA, co-author with New Zealand's Bernie Gadd, "Who Wants to Be Lillian Plotnik's Mother." Taught Daniel Hand, among many others.

BLURB:When evil knocks upon the door, disguised as a handsome prince, would you let him in? The choice of one throws the lives of many into upheaval. What will it take to break the hold of evil? Can the Kingdom be restored by the power of prayer and a sacrifice? A graphic novel/picture book crossover for older readers and YA.REVIEW: J.R. McRae/Poulter is Australia's Scheherazade! She has a thousand and one tales yet to tell in fiction and verse... As a creator, she is endlessly inventive and daring. Dr. Florence Lewis, PhD, English Professor, University Of California, Berkeley, CA, co-author with New Zealand's Bernie Gadd, "Who Wants to Be Lillian Plotnik's Mother." Taught Daniel Hand, among many others.THEMES: risk taking, choices, action and consequence, fantasy, medieval times, sacrifice, good vs. evil, belief systems, religion, sacrifice, birds, unicorns

Back cover blurb:Temptation comes in guises,The Dragon knows them all.'Come', he smiles, 'stop here a while.'And you are in his thrall...A fantasy for older readers and YA based loosely on the Japanese legend of the fox women.THEMES: risk taking, peer group pressure, temptation, legends, fox women, medieval times, feudal system, aristocracy, fantasy, action and reaction,action and consequenceJUV014000 JUVENILE FICTION / Girls & WomenJUV057000 JUVENILE FICTION / Stories in VerseJUV039100 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Peer PressureJUV002270 JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Dragons, Unicorns & MythicalJUV012060 JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / AsianJUV039270 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / StrangersJUV012040 JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations

BLURB: Our childhood dreams and hopes are butterfly fragile - catching and holding them, dreaming them into reality is an ability formed in childhood that, nurtured, can shape our lives and impact those of loved one around us. Imagination is what gives our dream wings!An allegorical poem in loose ballad form, for younger readers and readers of all ages. Themes: childhood, dreams, growing up, hopes, learning, experience, discovery, imagination

The life-giving image of blood courses through the poetry of J.R. McRae. It may be the thumping blood of the lover, or the innocent blood of children, or the hungry but defiant blood of the homeless, or the impetuous blood of youth, or the thinning blood of the war veteran; or it may be the blood that is shed as life hangs in the balance or is lost. Whichever form the image takes, her poetry is always ruddy with vigour, pulsing with vitality. Her sympathies extend beyond the human world. One of the longer poems, "The Monument Tree", takes the form of the autobiography of a tree ... These are poems of experience, but not poems of confession... in all her poems she combines experience, imagination, sympathy and art so deftly that she invites us to look outward and share the world with her, rather than directing our attention towards herself. The result is a rich and generous book. George ThomasDeputy Editor, Quadrant October 2013Blood & Other Essentials is a collection that will confirm the range and versatility of JR McRae's poetry. In themselves, those are attributes that are reasonably attainable. To do so, with a singular depth to each poem's continually and varied subject however, is another matter. In the poems of Blood, McRae does succeed in doing so. The insight of the true observer, craft of the exact writer, empathy of the fellow human, are all brought together as they should be, for together they are what goes towards making the true poet.With her poems McRae both stands back and becomes intimately involved. Whatever their individual subjects, she has written her poems with both the detached eye, and the wish to become part. Blood is an eclectic mix, of poems that are catholic in subject, form and imagery.All the many poems in this book ... go on in their varied subject matter, style and question, but all again with that, their own singular depth.John Miles, poetry editor, InDaily, Solstice Media. 16.01.2016

Based loosely on the Japanese legend of the Fox Women, all forms of bullying and the horrors of the hunt, this is a story of blurred lines - what is real, what only seems?

Blurb: Six Gothic stories woven in verse - a sea monster, deranged loved ones and sinister carers, two very different stories loosely based on the Japanese legend of the Fox Women, and a sinister ruin that draws the curious to their deaths.A collection of six Gothic narrative verse stories with accompanying images by Kirsty Greenwood, these stories have all been previously published in various anthologies and some are being shaped into picture book/graphic novel crossovers.THEMES: risk taking, legends, sea life, mythical creatures, mermaids, sea serpent, madness, murder, betrayal, foxes, hunters, blood sport, peer pressure, faerie beings, ruins, haunted castle, wilderness, dancing, fire.

This book is dedicated to my brother C. D. Turner. He wanted to edit this book before his untimely death last August. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to the writers who are in this book, Chuck would have loved it.

BLURB: The cats have been watching as the world of their humans starts to fall apart. Once it affects their lives on a more basic level ? food or lack of it ? they act! But they are not the only ones... ?Uncle? William is missing and old Miss Bea and her new friend, young Damien, set off to do some detective work and find more than they bargained for! A novel for readers from 10 to any age, that bridges the generations and highlights the resilience and resourcefulness when young and old join forces to fight crime!REVIEW: ?Move over Warrior Cats, there's a new clan in town. Mr. T and Tabby lead a team of canny felines and their kindly, quirky people through a charming mystery full of intrigue, excitement, villainy, and just desserts. Cats Eyes is a fun, well-written story suitable for all age groups.' Magdalena Ball, reviewer & blogger, Compulsivereader.comTHEMES: Cats, detectives, private investigators, extended families, senior citizens, aged care, poison, real estate developments, rats, nurses, artists, medical personnel, steroids, big cats

Blurb: A mysterious ruin draws the curious deep, deep within its dangerous labyrinth...Adventurers hiking through wilderness are drawn to explore the mysterious ruin - what will they find, what can they lose?A graphic novel/picture book crossover in narrative verse for older readers and YA that explores themes of risk taking, wilderness adventure, friendship and the supernatural.Themes: risk taking, wilderness adventure, friendship, the supernatural, haunted buildings, evil, ghosts, fantasy.